Skateboarding

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Skateboarding!

• By Mika Akima

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The History of Skateboarding

• First commercial board in 1959
• 6-7 inches wide

• Jay Adams

• 1970s-1980s
• 10 inches wide

Tony Alva

• 1990s-present
• 7 inches wide
• 30 inches long

Stacy Peralta
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What Type Of Skateboarding do you like?
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Regular Vs. Goofy

• Goofy
• Right foot forward
• Left foot on tail
• Nollie
• Right foot on nose
• Left foot behind
• Fakie
• Left foot on nose
• Right foot behind

• Regular
• Left foot forward
• Right foot on tail
• Nollie
• Left foot on nose
• Right foot behind
• Fakie
• Right foot on nose
• Left foot behind

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Different Setups

• Street skating
• Harder wheels
• Tighter trucks
• Smaller boards

• Vert skating
• Softer wheels
• Looser trucks
• Bigger boards

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Downside to Skateboarding

• Cement is unforgiving
• Broken bones
• Concussion
• Sprains
• Tears
• Death

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Thank you for watching my presentation and I
hoped you enjoyed it, peace out and keep skating!